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If six times a number is decreased by fourteen, the result is 124. What is the number

User Ndrplz
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Answer:

138

Step-by-step explanation

6x-14=124

6x=124+14

x=138/6 138/6=23

X=23

User Andrel
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Answer:


\large\boxed{23}

Explanation:

Six times a number is decreased by fourteen, the result is 124.

Write an equation that represents this

(6 * x) - 14 = 124

Multiply 6 by x to remove the parenthesis

6x - 14 = 124

Add 14 to both sides of the equation

6x = 138

Divide both sides of the equation by 6

x = 23

The unknown number is
\large\boxed{23}

Hope this helps :)